, 1887-12-21
Translation.

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!. Christian Henrik Arendrup,
Governor Of the Daaish Vest India Islands,
Epight Commander Of Dannebrog and Danne6rogsmond,
MAKE KNOWN BY virtue of 5 IA of Ordinance
'nIl of 9Th July 1885 to prevent tr@passing on the
fields and roads in the island of St. Croix the follow
ing Bylaw for the island of St. Croix concerning
Fencing, passed at second discussion in the Colonial
Council for St. Orox on the 10th October. 1887, is
hereby confirmed.
When a new fence is to be erected it shall, as far as posi-
BILE, be completed within a year; the time, however. may be
extended according to the decision Of the surveyors, when cir
cumstances recommend it, bu' not to more than 2years; and when
party who has demanded the erection of uhe fence is entitled,
the fence may sIl remain to be erected, against getting the .
expenses, so far as they are not Incumbent upon himself,
repaid by the party concerned, half atthe end of the first follow
ing six months aud half at the end of year.
When a fence is to be erected on the boundary line be.
tween two properties, and thus, in accordance with the LIST
clause of ii. he owners of these properties (r the lessees, or
the same s, to reclaim half their expenses from the owner have
to defray the expenses jointly, then the fence may he erected,
according to agreement, so that one of the owners (orlessees or
renterS) does the work against repayment by the other owner
Tor lessee or renter of half the expenses; but in the absence of
such agreement both owners tOr leSsees or renters) share i'll the
In the absence of mutual agreement in regard to the line
of fencing, the division off is to be settled by the surveyors,
who ought to see that, as far as possible, each of the properties
gets the piece of fencing to be erected by it lying in one cOntin-
uous stretch.
So.
When a fence is to be- erected on the boundary line between
two properties, or between two lots, which, although belonging
to the same property. are under independent cultivation, the
line of division shall fall in the midlle of the fence = that each
property or lot gives up an equal amount of land. But this rule
shall not be used as a ground for insisting on the removal OF
any fence already erected.
When a fence is to be erected along the side of a road which
is used for public traffic, along a line of communication dividing
two estates OF along q quarterline, it shall be erected entirely
upon the land belonging 10 the property which erects the fence,
and the open space between such property ana the nelghOourlng
property must not be reduced.
So
When 4 fence is to be erected around q lot of land away
from the boundary line between the property OF which the. lot
forms a part and the npighbOnring property, then the neigh
bOur at whose request the LOT is to be fenced pays bali the cost
neighbours, these pay half The cost i'll equal shares. The other
half rests on the culivatOr of the lot, so, however, that II he 10
renter of it he can reclaim half ofhs expenses from the owner (se
s IA of the Ordinance)
When fence is to be erected around several adjacent lots
living away from the bOnn AIRY line between the property os
which they form a part and the neighbOuring property, the
neighbour or neighbours who demand the erection OF the fences
pay half tire cost of erection along the outer sides OF the lots ls
the same WY as fixed for a single lot, The other half of the
cost rests on the cuitivators of the lots, each in proportion TO the
length Of the outer line of his lot, and, a. stated Ill the previous
S, with a claim on the owner tor half the outlay, IN accordance
with Ii of The Ordinance.
On the other hand he erection of fences along the dividing
lines between several adjacent lots on the same property does
not concern the owner of the property, and the expenses must
be divided among the cultivatOrs Of the lots according to the
same rules as are given in the case OF the erection OF a renee on
the boundary line between two properties.
81.
While the duty of fencing is not incumbent on the renter OF
a marcel of land IN a property as against the owner of that pro-
perty as such, except under u special claim, it is incumbent on
the renters of different parcels of land on the same property as
against each other reciprocany, provided, of course, that the con-
ditOns in regard to the area OF the parcel, the decision OF the
surveyors &c. are present. ~@3eI